‘Spectral and intoxicating Americana’ New York Times

‘Filled with hushed conversations between lovers, the kind of sparse arrangements that beg to be played in dim lighting. It’s an impressive debut’ Interview Magazine

Fresh out of Nashville, The Civil Wars release their single ‘Barton Hollow’, in the UK on March 5th through Columbia Records. Their debut album, also called ‘Barton Hollow’ is released in the UK on the same day.

 The Civil Wars are a raw and unique talent who’s heartbreakingly sparse and beautiful melodies sit perfectly with their two agonisingly restrained individual voices. With flavours of blues, folk, Americana, country and classic singer-songwriter their sound is firmly rooted in the gothic American South.

The band is an enigmatic duo comprised of California-to-Nashville transplant Joy Williams and her Alabaman partner, John Paul White. They are a huge DIY success in the USA having independently sold over 215,000 copies of the ‘Barton Hollow’ album already through touring and word of mouth. The album reached Number 1 on the iTunes chart in the US to widespread critical acclaim for their music and live shows. Their incredible year in the US has been rounded off by securing two Grammy nominations.

Now building an ever-expanding following in the UK, the band set the ‘Later with Jools’ studio alight recently with their debut UK TV performance of ‘Barton Hollow’ which can be seen below. The stunning performance led to the band trending WORLDWIDE on Twitter immediately after the show and a huge surge in sales of the US import version of their album ‘Barton Hollow’, which rose to No 15 on the iTunes chart overnight subsequent to the broadcast.

Following a sell-out Union Chapel performance in September the band return to the UK for a full tour in March 2012, including a headline show Shepherds Bush Empire on Monday 19th March. 

Accompanied by dark and brooding visuals, the bands imagery continues the intimate conversations and understated sparks of the music. The haunting video for their debut UK single ‘Barton Hollow’ can be seen below. The bands tumblr is full of beautiful photography chronicling life on the road. Adele has personally chosen the band to support her on her recent US and UK tours and says ‘The Civil Wars are by far the BEST live band I have EVER seen.’

2012 UK TOUR DATES

Mar 13 Birmingham, HMV Institute

Mar 16 Manchester, Academy 2

Mar 17 Lancaster, Library

Mar 18 Leeds, Metropolitan University

Mar 19 London, Shepherd's Bush Empire

Mar 21 Brighton, Komedia

Mar 22 Bristol, 02 Academy

Mar 23rd Edinburgh, Queens Hall

Mar 24 Isle of Skye, Big Top

For further information please contact

Anna Meacham at Purple on 020 7434 7090